| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 48.169.179.183.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,e,l,b,d,g,m,k,a,i,c,j,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 48.169.179.183.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,e,c,a,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 48.169.179.183.in-addr.arpa. | 183.in-addr.arpa. | ns1.apnic.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. ns2.lacnic.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. ns3.apnic.net. ns4.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. |
| 4 | 48.169.179.183.in-addr.arpa. | 179.183.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1o,ns2o).ctihk.com. |
We pick